(No. 20 NC State kept No. 1 Duke at bay in the second half en route to a 84-76 victory on Saturday. It was the first loss of the season for the Blue Devils after winning their first 15 games.)
(PhatzRadio / AP) ?- RALEIGH, N.C. ? Top-ranked Duke kept attacking the glass, pulling down offensive rebounds and getting extra baskets to hang around early against North Carolina State. The Blue Devils just couldn?t keep it up after halftime.
After scoring 16 second-chance points in the first half, Duke had just two offensive rebounds after the break. It was a big reason why the No. 20 Wolfpack stayed in control the entire second half on the way to an 84-76 victory Saturday.
Duke had 11 offensive rebounds in the opening half, but managed just two ? both led to 3-pointers from Seth Curry ? the rest of the way. Starting center Mason Plumlee had all four of his offensive boards in the first half.
The Blue Devils (15-1, 2-1) played without starting forward Ryan Kelly because of a foot injury, forcing junior Josh Hairston into the starting lineup while pushing freshman Amile Jefferson into a bigger role. Those two combined for nine rebounds.
By comparison, N.C. State?s Richard Howell had 18 rebounds and six on the offensive glass.
For N.C. State, C.J. Leslie scored 25 points, including six straight during a key second-half run.
Howell added 16 points in a relentless performance for the Wolfpack in a matchup of the teams predicted to finish 1-2 in the league.
N.C. State was picked for the first time in nearly four decades to win the league, though two early losses drained some buzz. Now, N.C. State is back on everyone?s radar.
Curry scored 22 despite missing the final minutes with an ankle injury for Duke, which shot 45 percent and hung around early by crashing the boards for second-chance baskets.
With the Wolfpack protecting a 58-57 lead, Leslie went to work, knocking down a jumper, hitting another bucket and then muscling the ball up between two defenders.
N.C. State (14-2) shot 51 percent to earn its 10th straight win and its first 3-0 start in ACC play since the 1988-89 season.
? No. 3 Louisville 64, South Florida 38
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ? Peyton Siva scored 17 points and No. 3 Louisville held South Florida to a season-low 27 percent shooting for an easy victory.
Center Gorgui Dieng added 12 points and 16 rebounds while forward Chane Behanan had 12 rebounds and seven points for the Cardinals (15-1, 3-0 Big East), who won their 10th in a row. Behanan played just five days after injuring his left ankle in practice.
Siva, meanwhile, bounced back from a 2-of-6 shooting effort against the Pirates to hit seven shots, including three 3-pointers. The Big East Conference preseason player of the year also surpassed 1,000 career points.
? No. 4 Arizona 80, Oregon St. 70
CORVALLIS, Ore. ? Solomon Hill had 16 points, including five 3-pointers, to help the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats bounce back from their first loss of the season with a victory over Oregon State.
The Wildcats (15-1, 3-1 Pac-12) were coming off a 70-66 defeat Thursday night just down the road against the Oregon Ducks. Arizona, which had made a habit of pulling off late wins, couldn?t manage another against the Ducks.
The Beavers (10-6, 0-3) didn?t give the Wildcats much trouble. Ahmad Starks had 18 points to lead Oregon State, which dropped its third straight.
? No. 5 Indiana 88, No. 8 Minnesota 81
INDIANAPOLIS ? Tubby Smith knew exactly what No. 8 Minnesota needed to do to upset Indiana: Take care of the basketball and defend the 3-pointers. They didn?t do either in the first half, and it cost them.
After digging themselves into a 23-point halftime deficit, the Golden Gophers charged back twice in the final 20 minutes. All five Minnesota starters finished in double figures, led by Andre Hollins with 25 points. Austin Hollins and Trevor Mbakwe each had 13 points.
But one good half wasn?t good enough for Minnesota (15-2, 3-1 Big Ten).
Among the Hoosiers, there was plenty for Indiana (15-2, 4-0) to critique. Victor Oladipo scored 20 points and had six rebounds but fouled out. Jordan Hulls knocked down four 3s, finished with 19 points and four rebounds but had two turnovers and missed three free throws. Cody Zeller had 18 points, six rebounds and three blocks.
? No. 7 Syracuse 72, Villanova 61
SYRACUSE, N.Y. ? Villanova coach Jay Wright had a plan to attack Syracuse?s vaunted 2-3 zone.
It worked for a while, but not nearly long enough as the seventh-ranked Orange overcame a tough first half and beat the Wildcats.
?We tried to go inside-out in the first half and they did a good job of taking that away in the second half and making us rely on the jump shot,? Wright said.
C.J. Fair had 22 points and redshirt freshman Trevor Cooney made a pair of 3-pointers to punctuate a late surge as Syracuse rallied after being held to a season-low 27 points in the first half.
Villanova held a two-point lead at the break and a 26-18 rebounding edge as Syracuse shot 30.3 percent (10 of 33) and struggled from behind the arc.
? Mississippi 64, No. 10 Missouri 49
OXFORD, Miss. ? Murphy Holloway scored 22 points, Jarvis Summers added 12 and Mississippi cruised to victory over No. 10 Missouri.
Ole Miss (13-2, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) led the entire game, jumping out to an early 9-0 lead thanks to timely shooting and superior defense. Holloway was nearly unstoppable in the paint, making 8 of 12 shots from the field and 6 of 10 free throws.
Missouri (12-3, 1-1) was without leading scorer Laurence Bowers, who is out with a sprained MCL in his right knee, and it was obvious the offense missed him.
The Rebels? defense was suffocating for most of the night, forcing 19 turnovers.
? No. 11 Florida 74, LSU 52
BATON ROUGE, La. ? Kenny Boynton scored 20 points and Florida used a 31-6 run across the halves to rout LSU.
Patric Young had 14 points for the Gators (12-2, 2-0 SEC). Boynton?s perimeter shooting and Young?s interior play were instrumental in Florida controlling the offensive end.
The Tigers (9-4, 0-2) stuck around well into the first half before Florida broke a 19-all tie with a 10-1 run to end the half, punctuated by Scottie Wilbekin?s jumper at the buzzer.
? Wisconsin 74, No. 12 Illinois 51
MADISON, Wis. ? Jared Berggren scored 15 points and grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds, and Traevon Jackson added a career-best 14 points to lead Wisconsin over No. 12 Illinois.
The Badgers (12-4, 3-0 Big Ten) scored the game?s first 14 points and led by 20 at halftime on the way to their sixth straight win.
The Badgers outshot Illinois 49.1 percent to 35.3 percent, making 10 of 23 3-pointers, and outrebounded the Illini 43-24.
? No. 14 Butler 79, Dayton 73
DAYTON, Ohio ? Roose-velt Jones scored 16 points, and Butler extended its best start in four years, beating Dayton for its 11th straight victory despite losing its top scorer to injury.
The Bulldogs (14-2, 2-0 Atlantic 10) lost guard Rotnei Clarke, who hit the padded backboard support after an intentional foul at 8:13 at the first half and was taken off the court on a stretcher. He was moving his legs and gave a thumbs-up sign as he left the court.
He was taken to a hospital for tests that were negative. Trainer Ryan Galloy said he had a sprained neck.
? No. 16 San Diego St. 79, Colorado St. 72
SAN DIEGO ? Chase Tapley scored 12 of his 19 points in overtime, including two 3-pointers and a layup off a steal, and No. 16 San Diego State held off Colorado State.
After Colton Iverson made two free throws for a 65-63 lead 57 seconds into overtime, Tapley re-energized the Aztecs (14-2, 2-0 Mountain West). He made a jumper for the Aztecs? first field goal since 7:43 left in regulation and then hit a 3-pointer for a 68-65 lead with 3:14 left.
? Connecticut 65, No. 17 Note Dame 58
SOUTH BEND, Ind. ? Shabazz Napier scored 19 points, Tyler Olander scored 12 of his career-high 16 points in the second half and Connecticut ended the game with a 7-0 run to beat No. 17 Notre Dame, ending a 12-game winning streak by the Fighting Irish.
After a 3-pointer by Eric Atkins tied the score at 58 for the Irish, Ryan Boatright made four straight free throws for Connecticut and DeAndre Daniels added a basket and a free throw to put the game away.
? No. 19 Georgetown 67, St. John?s 51
NEW YORK ? Otto Porter had 19 points and a season-high 14 rebounds and No. 19 Georgetown broke out of its scoring funk with a victory over St. John?s at Madison Square Garden.
Martel Starks had 17 points for the Hoyas (11-3, 1-2 Big East), who had lost two straight games and scored 48 points in both. There was plenty of offense from them in this game as they continued their great defense in taking a 36-19 halftime lead after being up by as many as 33-10.
? No. 21 Cincinnati 68, Rutgers 58
PISCATAWAY, N.J. ? Cashmere Wright scored 23 points and No. 21 Cincinnati snapped a two-game losing streak and stayed unbeaten on the road with a victory over Rutgers.
JaQuon Parker added 11 points and Sean Kilpatrick had 10 for the Bearcats (14-3, 2-2 Big East), who had lost two straight and three of four and dropped from being ranked as high as No. 8 in the Top 25. They are 6-0 on the road this season and that?s good news because this was the opening game of a seven-game stretch with five on the road.
Myles Mack had 15 points for Rutgers (11-4, 2-2), which had won two straight and seven of eight.
? No. 25 New Mexico 72, Fresno State 45
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ? Alex Kirk had 19 points and a career-high 14 rebounds and No. 25 New Mexico played without leading scorer Kendall Williams in a rout over Fresno State.
New Mexico sports media relations director Frank Mercogliano declined to say why Williams, who twice earlier this season didn?t start because of disciplinary reasons, did not play.
Cameron Bairstow match-ed his career high with 16 points, including 15 in the first half. Kirk and Bairstow, who made his first six shots, combined for nine points in a 16-2 run that gave the Lobos their largest halftime lead of the season at 39-22.
No. 15 Louisville overcame a season-high 26 turnovers, pulling ahead of Providence 70-62 for a Big East victory on Saturday. Shoni Schimmel and Bria Smith scored 17 points each.
Top 25 Women?s Roundup: No. 3 UConn women beat Marquette, 85-51
MILWAUKEE ? Kaleena Mos-queda-Lewis scored 24 points and Stefanie Dolson added 20 to help third-ranked UConn cruise to an 85-51 win over Marquette on Saturday.
Mosqueda-Lewis scored nine points and Dotson six during a 21-3 run to open the game for the Huskies (14-1, 2-1 Big East) who improved to (8-0) all-time against Marquette. Coming into the game, all the victories, save one, were by an average of 29.7 points.
Sarina Simmons scored 19 points to lead the Golden Eagles (8-7, 0-2). Her teammates were 2 for 16 in the first half as the Huskies handed Marquette its worst loss overall this season.
The Huskies stretched a 35-point halftime lead into a 77-33 advantage midway through the second as Dolson scored six points, Mosqueda-Lewis added five and Kelly Faris 4.
UConn played without star freshman Breanna Stewart, who sprained her left ankle in practice Friday.
? No. 15 Louisville 70, Providence 62
PROVIDENCE, R.I. ? Shoni Schimmel and Bria Smith scored 17 points each to pace No. 15 Louisville to a Big East victory over Providence.
Antonita Slaughter added 12 points and Monique Reid 11 for the Cardinals (14-3, 2-1), who shot 64 percent (16 of 25) in the first half.
Tori Rule scored 20 points and Symone Roberts had 13 points and seven assists for the Friars (5-10, 0-2), who were facing a ranked opponent for the first time this season.
Louisville led 58-43 with 6:07 remaining after a layup by Reid, but a steal and layup by Evi Iiskola started a 15-5 run that brought the Friars to within 63-58 at the 1:26 mark.
Two free throws apiece by Schimmel and Smith and a three-point play by Smith secured the lead down the stretch for Louisville, which overcame a season-high 26 turnovers.
? No. 22 Dayton 82, Butler 39
INDIANAPOLIS ? Amber Deane had 18 points and 11 rebounds and No. 22 Dayton routed Butler in the Atlantic 10 Conference opener for both schools.
Andrea Hoover and Samantha Mackay had 13 points apiece for the Flyers (13-1), who were playing for the first time since their only loss Dec. 30 against Bowling Green.
Daress McClung and Liz Stratman led Butler (9-7) with 11 points each. Stratman scored 10 in the second half.
The Bulldogs stayed close until midway through the first half, when the Flyers went on a 10-0 run and eventually led 44-22 at halftime.
Butler was playing its first game in the Atlantic 10 after leaving the Horizon League.
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